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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin D. Briggs, Waterford, NY (US);

Lawrence A. Clevenger, Rhinebeck, NY (US);

Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Rhinebeck, NY (US);

Christopher J. Penny, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Michael Rizzolo, Albany, NY (US);

Aldis Sipolins, New York City, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention may receive a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a location is secured from access by the drone. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device while determining the drone is present at the drop off location. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device when determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, and may monitor a security of the location.


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